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The weekly messenger., 1887-08-27
A Monument.

Our beloved and venerable Father Jan
is now dead. and although we are certain
that he is enjoying in the Kingdom of
his Father. the delights of long, faith
full useful and devoted life. and his glO-
ries are the highest in the Kingdom Of
the Just, it is now our duty as mark of
appreciation of his good advices. his
faithful services. his charities and sanity
devotion, to erect in front of the church
he has so conscienciOusly served for SO
long wears. a marble shaft or monument,
that will outside of our hearts. and to
our children and future generation, per-
petuate the memory of a saint who has
east aside all the glories and hOnors of
this world and sacrificed his life to his
children, the people of st. Martin pa
riSh.
We now suggest to the citizens of this
parish to meet at Il specified place and
time. and select a committee that will
devise ways and means to raise the funds
necessary for that purpose, and adopt a
plan for the proposed monument.
The weekly messenger., 1887-08-27
New Railroad Scheme.

Mr.. Charles Delhomer, Mayor of Breaux
Bridge, who is now in town, has agitated
a possible railroad enterprise that would
prove of great convenience and advantage
to st. Martinsville and the upper portion
of st. Martin parish and of considerable
Importance to New iberia and the many
planters between here and st. Martins
vile.
1t would be the taking up of the pre-
sent branch, running from Cade'S Station
to st. Martinsville, and laying it from
New Iberia to the latter town and then
continue it to Breaux Bridge and even
Arnandville, following the bayou. That
the people may know that this is not a
vague scheme, it is only necessary to
state that it is a recent expression from
The weekly messenger., 1887-08-27
Physicians Have Found Out

That a communicating and foreign
element in the blood, developed by indi-
gestiOn is the cause of rheumatism. This
settles upon the sensitive sub-cutaneOus
covering of the muscles and ligaments
of the joints, causing constant and shift
ting pain, and aggregating as a calca-
reous, chalky deposit which produces
stiffness and distortion Of the joints. No
fact which experience has demonstrated
in regard to HOstetter's Stomach Bitters
has stronger evidence to support
than this, namely, that this medi-
cine of comprehensive uses checks
the formidable and atrOciOus disease,
nor is it less positively established that
it is preferable to the pOisOns often used
to arrest it, since the medicine contains
only salutary ingredients. 1t is also a
signal remedy for malarial fevers, cons
tipation, dyspepsia, kidney and bladder
ailments. debility and other disorders
see that you get the genuine.
The weekly messenger., 1887-08-27
Noble Work.

We understand that some ladies of our
town have temporarily organized relief
committee. for the purpose of assisting
some poor people of this town, who are
in needy circumstances. This is a noble
action on the part of the ladies, and
should receive help and encouragement
from the whole community The needy
are very few in our midst, and unknown
to the people. and should not be allowed
to suffer in cummunity as charitable as
ours. Let the ladies ascertain who are
the needy, ard call upon the people, and
they will receive.
The weekly messenger., 1887-08-27
DIED.

Tuesday the 23rd. inst, at 3p. M. FIRE.
deric, son of p. L. Fournet and Edmee
Monge, aged IA years, after an illness of
two days. He was buried the next day
from the catholic church. The Messen-
ger extends its hearty sympathy to the
family in their sad affliction.
The weekly messenger., 1887-08-27

Farmers and others who have little
leisure time for the next few months will
find it their interest to write to B. F.
johnson Il Co., of Richmond, whose ad-
vertisement appears in abOther column.
They offer great inducements to persons
to work for them all or part of their
time.
The weekly messenger., 1887-08-27

Morgan Railroad officials, that they have
seriously thought of this project. Hence,it
may only be necessary for the people inter-
ested to show a desire of having the new
route and ascertain what assistance they
could render that would be acceptable
to the Company, and that would induce
them to go on with the undertaking. One
of our good citizens has volunteered to
interview the Railroad Officials on
the subject, and as soon as we know
the result, it will be made known through
our cOlumns.-N. |. Enterprise.
Is it probable that this branch will be
extended to Breaux Bridge and Arnaud-
vile, but we do not see any probability
of changing the present branch from
Cades to New Iberia, as the change would
not offer the least advantage to the COM
pany, ard the trains run from here to
New Iberia on the present road as well
as they would on the projected one.
n.x<.s.zs-
500 to $500 a month can be made
working for us. Agents preferred who
can furnish their own horses and give
their whole time to the business. Spare
moments may be prOftably employed al
so. A few vacancies in towns and cities.
B. +. JOHNSON & CO., 1913 Main street
Richmond Va.
The weekly messenger., 1887-08-27

THE beautiful crimson blush of nature,
without paint. can be impaired to the
pale cheeks of sickly and feeble woman
by the use of that great female tonic
ENGLISH FEMALE BITTERS.
The weekly messenger., 1887-08-27

Are you distressed with an overloaded
stomach? Are you troubled with head
ache, dizziness or constipation? Does
your head swim? One dose of Bailey's
SALINE APERIENT will give you relief.
The weekly messenger., 1887-08-27

ton to, the CatahOula plantation, dis
tance of about or miles, to carry the
cane from latter plantation to the ST John
which is admirably situated in rich
country, and with the advantage of the
railroad, if pushed as far as Lake Cata-
houla few miles further, it would make
the st. John the best location of the State
for central refinery"
The campaign is now fairly opened,
and it is necessary that the names of the
candidates be kept constantly before the
public. by advertising in their local pa
pers. Our rate for Parish Officers is
$1,000, and Ward Officers $500. The
candidates like very much to see their
names i'm print, and should at least, help
defraying the expense of publishing said
local papers.
Mr.. G.. X. Platt now stationed on the
church place takes beautiful pictures for
% cents.
| Will some Of the city papers answer
the following questions? Were the Big
Four expelled from the Ring or did they
leave the Ring on their own accord, to
enrol under the Standard of Gen. Nj
cholls, and did Gen. Nichols or 'his
friends make any alliance or compromise
with the Big Four? We want square
apd- direct answers.
Beer Beer always on ice at b. Au
dibert's.
Our popular young friend and lawyer
f. G.. VOOrhies, of this town, who was
recently admitted to the bar after pass
ing a brilliant and creditable examina-
J ton, has this week removed with his FAM
lily to Lafayette, which place he will
make his future home, and practice his
profession. VOOrhies is a young man
|, of exemplary conduct and character. and
. we bespeak for him in his new home, q
!, large and renumerative practice.
Miss Rosa Himel who spent few
weeks i'm town, with her friend Miss Ma
thilde Renaud, left for home Wednes-
r day. Sc
5 We have on our table, copy of the
!. St. Martin Democrat dated January 18th
a 1867, which was published by Il. Bienve-
nu. In looking over the paper, our eyes
fell upon the market reports, of which
u we extract the following interesting quo
tations: Cotton from. 90 to. "a cts. per
n pounds, sugar ''opSn'kettle" from 7 to
u liz cts. per b., mOlasses at 80 to 6S cts,
: per gallon, and -four, of WHICH our old
}. friend, Mr.. }. Oyer, had a large stock
Is on hand, at his same old stand, was quo
. ted from slO.5O to sI5.25 per barrel.
a Quite a change froHthe present quota
d tiOns.
h The only place to get nice and cool
t. beer is ut b. Audibert's.
:. Rev. Father Baudequin, of Grand Co.
= teau, who was here since the death OF
our Venerable Father Jan, left for Grand
ne Coteau Monday, leaving us without a
tn priest. which was hard on the people, AZ
,d for the 36 years Father Jan Offlciated in
Mt our church, he missed but three times
o. Well, we are orphans now, and have t.
IL do the best we can.
Id When the above was written we di,
e. not expect to have a priest here befor
it. to-day, but we are happy to state tina
|ar Rev. Lamie of New Orleans arrived her
~. "Wednesday evening and will we sup
The weekly messenger., 1887-08-27
Local Lights.


The will of father Jan was probated
this week.
The tall grass on the church lot is a
disgrace to the town.
Our merchants are now doing a lively
business.
Mr.. f. Bertrand is having that part in
front of his hotel put in fine shape.
The criminal term of our District court
convenes on Monday the 9Th. of Septem-
Der.
The Cotton Oil Mills and ginnery will
probably commence operations next
week.
Rumors has it that a new drug store
will be opened in this town in the near
future.
We are informed that the entertain
ments given at Breaux Bridge last Satur-
day and Sunday, were highly successful.
Where are you going Jack? why, at
B. Audibert's for glass of that nice
beer!
Mr.. w. f. Sattertield of New Iberia,
shipped this week. the first barrel of new
syrup, it was classed fair and sold at 20
cents per gallon.
We have i'm the Messenger office beet
raised by w. G. Erwin, planter living
about seven miles above st. Martinsville
which is the boss of all the beets, it has
circumference of ~ inches, and weighs
40 pounds.
The now-NOthing party is being tho
roughly re-organized in several States, il
will probably reach Louisiana before
long, and perhaps the Wings will come
to the surface too. What, happy time
for the politicians and wire pullers, eh?
We direct the attention Of our readers
and especially the travelling public tC
the card of Mr.. f, Bertrand. in anothel
column. Mr.. Bertrand opens a first clas
hotel on the, first of next month. Mr.
Bertrand is an expert in that line, and ;
first class caterer.
Sheriff T. L Broussard was informe'
by telegraph last Monday that Richar'
(alias Dick DelahOussaye, against WHOM
he had a warrant, had been arrested i
Texarkana. Ark. Deputy Sheriff A. V
Fleming left for TeXarkana the same da
and returned yesterday evening with hi
prisoner.
Those who think st. Martinsville is
g dead town would be greatly surprise
y to see the large amount of freight whic
is received daily at the Morgan depO
q The people here do not display monr
ments of humbug but do genuine an
solid business and on solid basis.
% We had occasion to converse with son
y Of our friends of the fourth and tif
- wards. this week, and we were gratifi,
to learn that our popular and efllcle
Sheriff, T. l.. BrOussard, is gaining p
lie pularity every day, and will be a form
II dable candidate-the people of the O
F. fourth and old fifth know how to appr
l. ciate.a good thing when they have
n. Sheriff BrOussard is the most popul
Is man here, and will be given hear
ir support by every citizen who has at he;
the welfare and prosperity of our pari'
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PalaceBuffet Sleeping Car

WITHOUT CHANGE IN 80 HOURS. I
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FANCY'S REALM.

with eyes half shut lie upon the sand,
And hear the waters whisper 70 the land,
And in the east through fame and gold, is born
The glowing radiance OF the sunlit morn
Far OF the light gilds soft swelling sail
That like lessening. star grows slowly paloS
And lazily along low crested waves
A solitary gull its white breast laVes.
ON sIoptng hills the daisy blossoms show
Their harmony OF blended sun and snow
And from cool sweeps OF meadow sweetly rns
The choral notes that joyous waro!ers sing.
Here, where the earth and ocean rightly meet
7 lie at ease. and uurnurs strangely sweet
Ring through my soul, weird notes that rise from
where
The mermsids sing, and comb their yellow hair.
have dim dreams OF wondrous melodies,
BY tawny Tritons blown down sapphire seas
That girt some island lying fair and lone
In the glad splendor OF the Tropic zone
Then fades the present and wander far
Through lands where cities shine out like star,
Great cities, crowned and glorious with fame.
Whose only memory Is q sounding name
] see the Assyrian maidens wander on
Beside the terraced heights OF Babylon.
and breast the jubilant wave OF human foam
That greet the triumph-songs OF ancient Rome
I pass where with slow steps, the pilgrims gray
Toward Jerusalem hold their silent way;
And distant far see Spire and minaret
Rise in their grandeur over OllVet.
Ihear the merry laugh as plumcs advance
Along the shaded ways OF sunny France,
Where winsome ladies sway, with dainty
charms,
The swords and shields OF mighty men-at-arns.
Where suftry Java swelters in the sea,
watch bright birds fit on from treeto tree;
While in the fading pomp OF ruins old
The royal flowers OF Ind their lesVes UNFOLD.
Across the waters OF the ocean vast
J. in the Mayfiower, speed before the blast
And reach the unknown shores that sternly rise
Beneath the gloom OF wild, tempestuOus skies.
For me the wheat fields ripen in the plain
And hillside orchards crown the sweet refrain
OF winds, made cool by restless Wsnderlngs
where
The snow crest CLEANS In upper heights OF ar.
The world and all that IL has known is mine;
For me the grape grows rich with crimson wine
And caravans, with sweetly tinkling bells,
Gather at eve by cool, palm shaded wells
And slowly from the earth there fades away
The clash OF swords and battle trumpets bray
And angel hosts, that wing the world above,
With loud hosannahs swell the songs OF love.
And lying here dream OF that glad time
When joyous bells shall ring in every chine
And cfumbling ramparts slumber in sweet rest
And frowning cannon hold a sparrow's nest
-ThonGs s. Collier, tn Youths Companion.
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AT THE SEAS MERCY.
Driven Through the Storm on q
Grinding Iceberg.

We were due south of Cape Horn.
and about one hundred miles from land
(says Peter Nelson, an old whaler,)
when the wind died away on us one
morning and left us heaving on
heavy swell, with five or six big ice
bergs in full view. The calm came
about ten o clock in the morning, and
at that time the nearest berg, which
will venture to say covered as mlch
space rs village of two thousand III
habitants, was four miles off. Before
noon we had drifted toward each other
until we were two miles apart; but
then the same current seemed TO catch
rs, and we drifted away TO the west IN
company. neither increasing nor lessen
inc the two miles distance. The day
was raw and chilly. though the sun
shone brightly. and the air was SO clear
that the men on our decks soon made
out some animals moving on the berg.
1t had swung around bit, showing a
new face, and when the captain had
taken look with his glass he informed
rs that he could make out two polar
bears and several small animals, which
he believed to be Arctic foxes. We had
been without fresh meat for many
months, and an appeal was made for
one of the boats 10 be permitted to go
off and kill the bears. The weather
had steady look. and after some hest
tation the captain permitted the third
mate TO take four men and pull off.
The name of the mate was Mr.. Wharton
and the men were George Smith,
George Olson. Bill Green and myself.
We took along mt!skets and harpoons,
and pulled away. rejoicing that W
were TO have an adventure.
There was but little field ice, and we
had no difficulty in avoiding the occa-
sional great cakes and pieces broken
from the bergs. We pulled with such
will that we were soon up to the berg
and it did not take us long to find out
that the captain'was right. On sor
of shelf thirty or forty feet above tbs
water we discovered the bears, but a
soon as they noted our presence the.
scampered along the shelf until hiddeI
behind projection. If you never saw
an iceberg it win be hard to make yo1
understand just what they are. Thi
one stood up one hundred and fifty fee
cut of water at its highest point. III
surface was cut up into ravines, hills
towers. and all sorts of inequalities
and these, inequalities extended dow
and along every side. There were
dozen places where the sun was meitin
the ice SO that streams OF water wei
trickling down, apd the waves wei
breaking along one whole side an
throwing spray fifteen feet high.
presume some of the lady passenge
: an an ocean steamer passing two
three miles away might have called II
grand sight, but aswe reached the ba
of the berg it seemed te us to be ADO
As ugls an object as the sea could be
mn. We were on the lee. side,
course. and as the bears scaMper
along we pursued until we found Tn
further progress stopped bv "a
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"A ball was given by deaf mutes in

"A ball was given by deaf mutes in
Baltimore. The american says it was
curious affair. They danced very
well and generally kept time with the
music. Waltzing gave them more
trouble than the square dances. though
some showed themselves. to be expert
and graceful in the may whiri. A lit
tie girl danced the fisheS's hornpipe.
which was unexpected, and several
couples arose and danced q slow waits
to the lively music of a hornPipe.
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A large treatise on Diseases OF women. pro-
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hy druggists.
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One 6. MIssIsaPn RY
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Washington,
|. Baltimore,
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Louisvill - 10 hours, with through day
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Coaches. 80 change of cars for any class
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Life is short, but it isn't half so
short as some men are all through life
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n DAILY TRAINS
7 To Washington in % h. ans.
To Baltimore In 70 hours.
This is hours quicker than the fastest
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The Day Express runs entire trains,
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the Night Express has Sleepers through
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21
W. C. T. U. DEPARTMENT
Edited by the Ladies of the W. c.T.Ul

The w. G. T, I. met as usual, Thurs
day afternoon. The different com
mitees were all represented, and the
several departments of work reported
as moving forward.
1t was thought desirable to enter
into communication with the Jones'
boro Union, to effect general inter-
change of ideas and perhaps to open
negotiation with regard to an inter
est in Temperance Bulletin that the
Jonesboro Union are about to issue.
The committee on Juvenile work
reported thorough organization OF a
Band of Hope, at a meeting held at
the Presbyterian Church on Sunday
the 10th. There were several speeches
made at the meeting good Singing,
and and an excellent recitation. The
Band Of Hope meets every Sabbath
at p. m. and the Union earnestly re-
quests that the little ones all over the
town be broguht out.
The Union was agreeably surprised
by an informal visit from members Of
the Jonesboro Union, Expressions Of
kindness and Christian fellowship
were offered.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21
Frank LesIie's Sunday Maga-
zine For August, ISS7,

affords pleasant midsummer reading
for all. Stories and poems abound and
yet the claims Of those who like more
solid reading are not overlooked,
The eyes of all now looking forward
France, the articles Cn "Chantilly,"
the Due d Aumale's princely gift to
the French nation, and the entertain
ing de criplion of Nets, its Monu-
ments and Memories, will be especial
ly attractive Both articles are pro-
fusely illustrated, DR.. Talmage's SER
mon is The Ships of war;" and was
delivered by him to the Veterans Of
the American Navy on the day before
Decoration Day, at the special request
OF the men of the navy, both North
and South. Those who have followed
the course of the serial stories. "In
Exchange for Soul" by Miss Linskill
and "His Banner Over Me-" by Miss
Mathews, will be specially interested
in this number.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21
WOmen's Temperance Union.

Chicago, Ill, July 17,-At the Ma
tional Convention of the Women s
Christian Temperance Union, at Lake
Bluff, to-day Senator Colquett, Of
Georgia, gave some interesting details
OF what prohibition has done and is
doing in the South.
In twelve Southern States, he said,
there were fewer saloons to the popu-
lation than in any other States, not
excepting Maine and Kansas.
The local option had been adopted
in Georgia and Alabama, and prohi.
bition was a success everywhere.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-21
Selecting Cow.

A model useful dairy COW may be
known at glance 10y an expert. She
has fine, long head, broad between
the eyes, and a thin, wide muzzle; ; the
eyes are large, and of mild express
ion; the neck is thin and long; the
ears are thin and covered within with
deep yellow skim the forequarters
are light and thin, and the whole body
has much the shape of u wedge, in
creasing in size to the rear; the legs
are thin with fine bone; the belly is
large and deep, with great capacity
for food the back is broad and
straight, and the ribs are well rounded
towards the rear; the bones OF the
rump are glide apart the tail is long
and thin the things are set widely
apart the udder is large and full.
especially behind the teats are OF
good size, and set far apart upon a
broad, level udder, and the milk-vein
socalled, which is the large vein lead
ing from the udder and passing into
the abdomen, and which is an indica.
ton Of the amOuntof blood ciroulat
ing through the milk glands, and con
tributing to the milk secretion, should
be full and tortuous in its short course
A fine horn, a deep, yellow skin, and &
general elegance Of form, without any
heaviness or beefness in any part, are
also important indications of good
quality IN COW for the dairy.-Amer
lean Agriculturist.